Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Random

Making more butternut soup today...
Philly gets rowdy at night.. it's pretty funny...


Moments after this picture was taken - J threw the truck and I caught it with my nose.

While the soup is cooking we are putting up last minute Halloween things - J is "helping"....



Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Apples part deux

I think we have picked our last apples of the season... it has frosted a few times, and they just taste different now... The trees are getting bare.
It was too cold and windy to stay long... but we got enough for eating, and apple cake.








Then it was back to playdoh.




Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Mt Hope GRAVEYARD...























opened in 1836 - it is the oldest Victorian Cemetery in America..
196 acres formed by glacial deposits...
370,000 plus buried here...
Susan Anthony
Frederick Douglass
Nathanial Rochester ...among the many


..



Monday, October 18, 2010

Stokee Pumpkin farm

Sunday we went to the farm with W's sister, brother in law, and nephew.....

Hay mountain - J climbed to the top alone, but didn't want to come down alone...I went to get him and it was treacherous coming down, all the bales were worn down...so it was like a steep slide. J said "no fun"... I agreed.
C at the rubber duck races.....he enjoyed this last year too.


W and J coming off og the huge slide...



Walking in a giant tractor wheel rim..




C by the petting zoo..





C at the top of the huge slide...






J on his tractor...







W on the zip line... the highlight of the day..










J - fearless in the tunnels...








W - the Shrek masterpiece pumpkin.









Friday, October 15, 2010

Best soup...ever.

Chop up mushrooms..and squash - green and yellow.. Put on a pan with salt and oil - roast.
Cut up the trinity - saute in butter with salt and pepper...


Add in a can of rinsed white beans..a cup of any pasta.. a can of crushed tomatoes... along with 8 cups of chicken stock.


Remove roasted vegetables...dump into soup...


Meanwhile - cut a loaf of FRENCH bread in half long-ways... combine one soft stick of butter, one cup of maynaise.. a chopped green onion...small can of black olives - chopped..and grated monterey jack cheese.. Slather on bread.. it will look like a lot- bake and then broil ...










Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Fall Cookies









Fall cookies for C's teachers from this year and last..

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Friday, October 1, 2010

Apple Picking

"Twist and pull"....
It was a lovely day for apple picking.. and the trees were heavy with fruit..








J ate 3 within hours of picking..